noun pl. mortuaries
Origin: < LL mortuarius, of the dead < L mortuus, pp. of mori, to die: see mortal
adjective
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noun pl. mor·tu·ar·ies
Origin:
Origin: Middle English mortuarie, gift to a parish priest from the estate of the deceased, funeral service
Origin: , from Anglo-Norman
Origin: , from Latin mortuārium, receptacle for dead things
Origin: , neuter of mortuārius, of the dead
Origin: , from mortuus, dead
Origin: , past participle of morī, to die; see mer- in Indo-European roots
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